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ATP Star-Ever-TV Personality Matsuoka on Alcaraz & New Tennis’
Former World No. 46, also known as motivational speaker, at the Nitto ATP Finals
November 14, 2025
Andrew Eichenholz / ATP Tour
Shuzo Matsuoka is in Turin to comment on the crisis at the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals.
By Andy West
The ATP Tour is in the midst of an exciting new era, and Shuzo Matsuoka knows it.
Popular in traditional Japan as a sportscaster, television presenter and motivational speaker, Matsuoka is qualified to comment on the current state of Tennis: He is the ATP PIF champion, and he was the founder of the quarter at Wimbledon in 1995.
Besides being noted for the nitto atp finals from the studio in Japan several times, matsuoka is this week visiting the respected season in person. The 58-year-old didn’t hesitate when asked his opinion on the current ATP stars.
“Right now I love it [Carlos] Alcaraz again [Jannik] A sinner,” Matsuoka told Cepteour.com in Turin.” I had an interview with them at the Australian open and the US open. They were very nice.
“Junious have been teaching me for 25 years in the Japan Tennis Association. Kei nishikori and all those people. So I had to change myself. come closer.”
Matsuoka, who finished his playing career with 145 ranking wins, according to Infosys ATP win / loss payout, is in Turin to put his opinion on the Japanese broadcaster, while recording his own nail at the Nitto ATP Finals.
“I’m very happy,” she said. “It’s the first time I’ve been to the event. I was on television in Japan, with Kei Nishikori, with Novak Djokovic and the first. It’s everyone.
“I want to present how big the nitto ATP Finals is and how tennis is developing [to people in Japan. Not just watching it. The whole show, the food, the places. Those things I think are very important. I am learning, so I am taking many things from here and will bring them to Japan and use them at the Japan Open to change and make more exciting things for tennis.”
Matsuoka’s colourful and varied post-playing career also includes motivational speaking. He is known around the world for his short videos that usually involve him delivering encouraging phrases to viewers, while he has also hosted a weekly cooking show, Kuishinbo! Bansai, since 2000. For Matsuoka, any visit to Italy is also a reminder of the social importance of food.
“Eating is a passion and [relates to] “How do you feel,” he said. Italy has a sense of tradition. Food, water. When they eat, they eat, it’s with the family, and that’s a very good thing, I think. Not alone. Family and friends are important to taste too. I have a few days here, so I also want to focus on food and restaurants. I just had pizza here and it’s totally different from Japan. ”
